Match Report
3 points and 2 places separated them: Auckland 3rd with 42, Sydney 5th with 39. Auckland ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Auckland 1.62 scored and 1.12 conceded per game, Sydney 1.27 and 0.96, with the league averaging 1.43.
Sydney were unbeaten in 7.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Auckland, 4 draws and 0 for Sydney, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The venue was Mount Smart Stadium. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Auckland: Cameron Howieson (60')
Key stats
Possession: Auckland 38% · Sydney 62% · Total shots: 8-5 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 4-2